Natural Hazards

2002 USA Skin Cancer Statistics

Malignant Melanoma

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Malignant Melanoma

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Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation

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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s)

Molina and Rowland,
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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer

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1987 EPA Estimates

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Sunbathing

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Lima vs Japan

Risk of Disaster

Japan vs Lima

Disaster Prevention

Disaster Mitigation

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Top-Down Approach

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Top-Down Approach

Critiques of “Top down” Mitigation

An important aspect of successful mitigation seems to be involvement of community-based organizations

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"Distribution of food supplies by..."

Natural disasters now kill an average of 100,000 people / yr, compared with
3 million / yr between 1900 and 1920

But the number affected by natural disasters has increased from 50 million / yr in 1950 to 200 million / yr now

Compound Disasters are Increasing

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Compound Disasters